Welcome to my blog. When I first decided to write a book, one of my goals was to have the full writer experience. Curious? View my posts to find out more.
Sitting and Writing
Let’s talk about sitting. It’s the new smoking, as they say, in terms of your health, which is oddly fitting for writers: so many photographs depict writers from previous decades posing with cigarettes in their hands; either that or alcohol of some kind, also notable for its deleterious effect on a person’s long-term health. So, the marriage of writing and…
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One Very Surprising Downside
To everything there is an upside, and a downside. Embarking on the path of authorship is no different, and I didn’t expect it to be. One particular downside, though, has come as a complete surprise to me: as a writer, I find I am much less of a reader. This doesn’t make sense, as reading a lot seems to be…
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Joining a Writers’ Group
If you’re a writer, it’s pretty much de rigueur to belong to a writers’ group. Actors take acting classes; retirees join rotary clubs; upwardly mobile professionals head to toastmasters – it’s just what you do, and for good reason. Whether it’s your hobby or your profession, joining a group of confreres is almost always the way to go. You’re sure…
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What is the Full Writer Experience?
Why become a writer? We all have our reasons. In fact, while I’ve had in mind to write a book – to be a person who writes books – for decades now, my reasons kept changing. When I finally sat down to do it, though, a completely new but immediately compelling desire came into my head: I want the whole…
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Book Signing
Think about an iconic look – a snapshot if you will – of an author doing authory things. Chances are, you imagined that person signing books. It’s like a musician doing a recital, or a baseball player at batting practice, or a teacher grading papers. Authors do book signings. Naturally, an activity such as this was high on my list,…
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The Writers’ Retreat
If you’re a writer, you are part of a group. You have a tribe. They are called Other Writers. It might be nice to get to know some of them. What better way to form relationships quickly than to spend a few days or a week together, totally focused on your common interest: writing. Think college, think summer camp, think…
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